Ninety-nine
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Ninety-nine is a numeral meaning The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.
Meaning
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.
More Meanings
- (countable) A traditional British ice cream cone with a flaky chocolate bar inserted, usually made with soft serve.
- (uncountable) A simple card game with a running total, players dropping out if they would be forced to bring the total above ninety-nine.
Word Forms
- ninety-nines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ninety, cornet, flurry, concrete, sweet, chocolate.
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